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2400 First Indiana Plaza
135 North Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2452
The Board of Directors
First Indiana Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-4 on Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 333-39926) of
First Indiana Corporation of our report dated January 18, 2000, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of First Indiana Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report
appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of First
Indiana Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 18, 2001
